Economics (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
3 Years
Climate change economics, labour economics and international trade – you have the opportunity to focus on what interests you most. You’ll learn from experts who directly influence economic policy.
You study a quantitative approach to economics including advanced statistics and econometrics. You also develop your mathematical economics skills.
Analysing current real-world issues gives you the practical skills for your future career.
You also have the opportunity to apply for a professional placement year. This means you'll gain experience in an economics-related job role before you graduate.
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About this course
Recent graduates have found jobs as:
assistant economist, HMRC
data preparation and visualisation officer, CDO Partners
corporate analyst, JP Morgan.
You will need GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 6 (or grade B).
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs grade 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
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Subjects
- International Trade
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistics
- Labour Economics
- Teaching
- Economics
- Trade
- International
- Economic issues
- Mathematics for Economists
- Econometrics
- Mathematical Statistics
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Introduction to Economics
- Introduction to Mathematics for Finance and Economics
- Introduction to Statistics
- Macroeconomics 1
- Microeconomics 1
At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.
Year 2 at sussex
- Applied Mathematics for Economists
- Introduction to Econometrics (level 5)
- Macroeconomics 2
- Microeconomics 2
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Advanced Microeconomics
- Applied Economics Topics
- Applied Statistics for Finance and Economics
At Sussex, you can choose to customise your course to build the sort of degree that will give you the knowledge, skills and experience that could take you in any direction you choose.
Placement
You can apply to take a paid professional placement in the third year of your degree. Recent students have gone on placements at:
- First Equity Partners
- PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
- Ernst & Young.
All students receive dedicated support throughout their placement – from finding an employer to preparing for an interview.
Year 3 at sussex
- Mathematical Statistics
- Applied Econometrics
Autumn teaching
- Economics of European Integration
- Environmental Economics
- Experimental Economics
- International Trade
- Labour Economics
- Monetary Theory and Policy
- Understanding Global Markets
- Applied Economics Dissertation
- Behavioural Economics
- Big Data and Economics
- Climate Change Economics
- Economics of Crime
- Economics of Education
- Financial Economics
- The Economics of Development
Additional information
Economics (with a professional placement year) BSc (Hons)